Typographical machine.



D. S. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, 1913.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Yatent.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Fatcnte'd Jan. 19, 1915.

Application filed March c, 1913. S'eri'al No. 752,261.

- general organization represented in Letters Patent of the United States, No. 436,532, to O. Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazine or magazines in the order in which their characters are to appear in print and then assembled in line, the composed line transferred to the face of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matrices which, produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter elevated and returned through a distributing mechanism to the magazine or magazines from which they started.

The present improvements relate more particularly to the font distinguish'er, which is employed to prevent matrices of different font from being delivered into a magazine desi ned for matrices of a par- )rdinarily, matrices of a given style or size have specially located font ,indicating notches, and the font-distinguisher has a projecting finger similarly located, to permit the passage of corresponding matrices and to arrest matrices formed with notches in a different position, all as well known in the art. In my U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,080,348, dated December 2, 1913; are illustrated connections whereb the distinguisher is automatically adju ed to correspond to the magazine in operative position, and my present improvement resides largely in the provision of additional means, whereby it may be shifted to an entirely inoperative position, when desired, the parts being adapted for either the manual or automatic adjustment of the'distinguisher to that end.

Obviously man" changes and variations may be made in the embodiment of the invention, and in its mode of application, which will still be comprised within its spirit; and generally speaking, I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself ticular font.

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to any specific form or embodiment, except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a linotype machine of the character described, having my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a side view, partly in section, showing the font distinguisher automatically shifted to inoperative position; Fig. 3' is a sectional detail on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is v a perspective of the disk shown in Figs. 2 and 3; Fig- 5 illustrates two matrices with different font notches; Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating the manner in which the font distinguisher may be manually moved to inoperative position; and Fig.

7 is a sectional detail on the line 7-7 in Fig. 6. I

Referring b Fig. 1, the magazines A, A A, are mounted in the shift frame A, and are also detachably arranged therein, substantially in the manner set forth in the U. S: Letters Patent of John R. Rogers,- No. 1,109,872, dated September 8, 1914. The f'ont-distinguisher B, provided with the projecting finger B (see also Figs.- 2 and 6), is located between the distributer box 0 and the other distributin devices, which latter comprise the lifting nger G the screws D, and the inclined plates C The matrices X and X are moved through the box G and presented to the lifting finger G which finger delivers the matrices to the screws, etc.; all in the customary manner.

The font-distinguisher B and its finger B are adjustably mounted in the box 0, immediately in advance of the lifting finger G and in such position as to prevent the delivery of a matrix to the finger, unless the notch therein corresponds in positionto that of the finger B. Fig. 5 shows two matrices X and X of different fonts and formed With differently located notches Y and Y 1t being apparent that if the finger B be se to register with the notches in one of these fonts of matrices, it will prevent the lateral mally to hold the finger B in its extreme To efiect the automatic adjustmnt of the distinguisher B and its finger B to correspond to the particular magazine in operative position, I employ the arm E pivotally mounted at E in the main frame and provided with the extended arm E beyond the pivot, the two arms together constituting a lever. The arm E is so shaped and located as to be in the path arm E and through the contact of thelatparticular matrices in action.

ter with the button E the finger B is moved to register with the notches of the The parts so far described and their mode of operation are or may be similar to those described in my previously mentioned Letters Patent, wherein also substantially the same letters of reference are employed.

It occasionally happens that it is desirable to shift the font-distinguisher entirely out of action, that is to say, to remove the finger B from the path of the -matrices passing through the distributer box, for instance, when the operative magazine contains different fonts of matrices, or matrices formed with differently located notches, as sometimes occurs in practice. To this end, if supplement the abutment G with a plate H, which maybe brought into operation when necessary. The plate H ispreferably reversible and rotatable, and is formed with a part of its periphery projecting radially considerably beyond that of the abutment G. As shown in the drawings, it has a notch H adapted to engage the stud F which holds the abutment G in position,

and is further provided with a projecting pin H to engage one or another of two holes F formed in the piece F. Due to this construction, the plate H may be read ily applied, or reversed, and locked in place, when desired.

" Assuming the magazine A to contain matrices of two different fonts, as for instance large capital letters for the main head lines and smaller capital letters for the subhead lines, which matrices are formed with differently located font notches, it is obvious that both sets could not be transferred through the distributer box unless the font-distinguisher be thrown entirely out of action. This result is readily obtained by employing the additional plate H, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2, which rojectsbeyond the ordinary abutment G and shifts the lever E E to an extent sufficient to remove the finger B entirely from the path of the'matrices.

As previously stated, the plate H is rotatable'about the stud F and may be locked in either operative or inoperative position,

the latter being indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. This capability permits the permanent application of both plates 'G and H to any given magazine. In ordinary circumstances, when the plate H is turned and held in inoperative position, the plate G will control the adjusting lever arm, as set forth in my previous application; but when turned to operative position, and due to its greater radial dimensions, it will act upon the lever arm and render the fontdistinguisher inoperative, in the manner previously described. Of course, the plate H 'may be employed alone, when for any reason it be desired to render the font-distinguisher inactive.

Another feature of my invention is the construction of the parts in such manner that the font-distinguisher may be also manually locked out of action, which feature is best illustrated in Figs. 6 and 77. To this end, the recess C in the side of the box C, through which the font-distinguisher B projects, is shaped to correspond to the form of the finger B Therefore, if the distinguisher and its finger be shifted therethrough, as shown in Fig. 6, and then turned about its axis, as indicated in Fig. 7, the distinguisher will be locked and held in inoperative position by the engagement of the finger with the side of the, box. This capability permits the permanent locking of the parts out of action, without reliance upon the automatic means above set forth.

. As previously stated, my invention is shown only in preferred form and by way of example, and as applied to a specific type of machine, but obviously many modifications and variations therein, and in its mode of application, will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art without de arture from its scope.

aving thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what ll claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows 1. In a typographical machine, the combination of a channel through which the type or matrices travel, and a font distinguisher located in said channel and movable laterally thereof out of the path of travel of the type or matrices, for the purpose described.

2. lln a typographical machine, the combination of a channel through which the type or matrices travel, a movable font distinguisher located in said channel, a spring acting to maintain the font distinguisher in the path of travel of the matrices, and means for holding'said. distinguisher out of the path' of travel of the matrices against. the action of the spring.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination of a, font-distinguisher movable to V movable to different operative positions to correspond to different styles or fonts of type or matrices therein, and means for antomatically moving it to an inoperative position when require 6. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a fontdistinguisher, and mechanism for adjusting it to different operative positions to correspond to the magazine in action, the said adjusting mechanism comprising means for moving the font-distinguisher to an inoperative position when a given magazine is brought into action. I

7. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, a font-distinguisher, and mechanism for antomatically adjusting it to different operative positions to correspond to the magazine in action, the said adjusting mechanism comprising means shiftable at will to cause the distinguisher to be moved toan inoperative position when a given magazine is brought into action.

8. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine adapted to be brought into action at will, an adjustable font distinguisher, and mechanism for auto-' matically adjusting it, the said mechanism comprising means shiftable at will to cause the font distinguisher to be adjusted auto matically either to an operative or an inoperative position when said magazine is brought into action.

9. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, one or another of WhlCh can be brought into action at will, a font-distinguisher, and mechanism for automatically adjusting it to correspond to the magazine in action, the said adjusting mechanism comprising means to cause the font-distinguisher to be adjusted to an operative or inoperative position as desired when any given magazine is brought into action.

10. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines, one or another of which can be brought'into action at will, a font-distinguisher, and mechanism for automatically adjusting it to correspond to the magazine in action, the said adjusting mechanism comprising means that may be shifted at will to cause the distinguisher to be adjusted to an operative or inoperative position as desired when any given magazine is brought into action.

. 11. In a typographical machine, the combination of a font-distinguisher, and mechanism for adjusting it, the said adjusting mechanism comprising means to vary the extent of adjustment of the font distinguisher to correspond to different styles of type or matrices and further means to render it inactive when required.

12. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine adapted to be brought into action at will, an adjustable font distinguisher, and means for adjusting it, the said means including an element shiftable at will to vary the extent of action of said means so as to cause the font dis- .tinguisher to be adjusted to an'active or inactive position as desired when said magazine is brought into action.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID s. KENNEDY.

Witnesses:

HAROLD A. BURT, ARTHUR P. PAINE. 

